The First Latino-Led Mosque in the Midwest
Illinois is home to over 2 million Latinos, predominantly of Mexican heritage. Of that 2 million, about 820,000 live in Chicago making Latinos the second largest ethnic group in the city as of 2020. With that comes a flourishing Latino Muslim community....
World Mental Health Day: It’s Time We Tackle Addiction
With growing awareness of the importance of mental health nationally, we are also seeing a shift in American Muslim communities towards understanding mental health issues, not to mention recognition of our own Islamic contributions and legacy to this...
Arab Influencers: Cross Cultural Messengers of Mutual Learning
Photo: Media Age / Source: PixabayValue of Cross-Cultural CommunicationIt has been said that after the invention of movies, human life has been extended at least three times. The advent of the digital age has also given us a greater sense of experience;...
Discrimination against Muslim physicians on the rise
Aasim Padela, MD, MSc, discussed his team's research on discrimination against Muslim physicians during the “Advancing Equity for Muslim Physicians in the Healthcare Workforce” webinar.“In 2023, we are at a time where a lot of medical students are...
What is Mawlid al-Nabi? The Islamic celebration explained
Decorations in Yemen's capital Sanaa to mark Mawlid al-Nabi (AFP)On 18 October, tens of millions of Muslims across the world will mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in a celebration known as Mawlid an-Nabi, or milad.While the day was not marked by...
Environment & Ecology in Holy Qur’an
All these factors have led to different problems, all of which are marked by a disturbance to the earth’s natural balance. Urban populations are concentrated in towns usually emerging close to one or more natural resources (water, oil, fuel, sea, etc.)...
Milwaukee Art Museum hosts Faith as the Artist’s Muse
Photo by Mouna Photography Muslim artist Rida Fatima was one of five featured artists at Interfaith Conference of Greater Milwaukee's Amazing Faiths Dinner Thursday, hosted by the Milwaukee Art Museum. “For me, the connection between faith and art is...
In pictures: The story of the Muslim Golf Association
Amir Malik founded the UK-based Muslim Golf Association in 2019 to create a space for people of his faith to play the game. The inaugural MGA event was held at The Grove, near London, in August 2020. Open to players of all faiths, MGA events are...
The Lebanese farm regenerating soil and promoting food security
The innovative project aims to heal social divides through agriculture and highlight the important role Syrian refugees play in farms across Lebanon [Tessa Fox/Al Jazeera]Beqaa Valley, Lebanon – At 11am, Erica Accari retreats to the shade from the...
Milwaukee’s One of a Kind Muslim Film Festival returns to the Oriental Theater Oct. 20 – 23
Courtesy of Capital K PicturesThe Milwaukee Muslim Film Festival opener, "An Act of Worship" is the story a new generation of female Muslim-American activists dealing with Islamophobia for the past 18 years, directed by Nausheen Dadabhoy and an all-Muslim...
